"get on up" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: gets on up [present, singular, third-person], getting on up [participle, present], got on up [past], got on up [UK, participle, past], gotten on up [US, participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|get<,,got,got􂀿UK􂁀:gotten􂀿US􂁀> on up}} get on up (third-person singular simple present gets on up, present participle getting on up, simple past got on up, past participle (UK) got on up or (US) gotten on up)
  1. (colloquial) Get up. Tags: colloquial
    Sense id: en-get_on_up-en-verb--1LFpvxx Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (on), English phrasal verbs with particle (up) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 90 10 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs with particle (on): 85 15 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs with particle (up): 87 13
  2. (colloquial) To dance with abandon Tags: colloquial Synonyms (dance with abandon): get down
    Sense id: en-get_on_up-en-verb-Acc8pOvF Disambiguation of 'dance with abandon': 3 97

Download JSON data for get on up meaning in English (2.1kB)

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